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| Tourism and recreation |
| Museums |
| Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave.
One of the premier museums in the United States. Famous pieces
include American Gothic by Grant Wood, and A Sunday Afternoon
on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat |
| Chicago Cultural Center (Home Page (http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/CultureCenterTour/)),
78 E. Washington St. Except holidays, M-Th 10AM-7PM, F 10AM-6PM,
Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 11AM-5PM. Built in 1897 as Chicago's first public
library, the building now houses the city's Visitor Information
Center, galleries, and exhibit halls. The ceiling of Preston
Bradley Hall includes a 38-foot Tiffany glass dome. |
| Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake
Shore Dr., +1 312-922-9410. Every day 9AM-5PM. Chicago's natural
history museum. Highlights include the largest Tyrannosaurus
rex skeleton in the world as well as a great, kids-friendly
Egyptian exhibit. $10 ($5 children, $7 seniors and students;
Monday and Tuesday are free seasonally). |
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| Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.,
+1 312-280-2660. Tu 10AM-8PM, W-Su 10AM-5PM. Art of all types
from around the world made since 1945. $10 ($6 student, free
Tu after 5PM). |
| Oriental Institute, part of the University of
Chicago, one of the best collections of ancient Egyptian and
Near Eastern archeology in the world. |
| Museum of Holography |
| Museum of Science and Industry |
| Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Dr., +1 312-939-2438.
Located on the Museum Campus, the Shedd Aquarium is home to
a large collection of marine life from throughout the world.
The Pacific Northwest–themed Oceanarium features dolphins,
whales, and other animals from the region, as well as a panoramic
view of Lake Michigan. |
| Spertus Institute - Museum dedicated solely to
Judaica. |
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